¹[13. Definitions.— In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "candidate " means a person who has been or claims to have been duly nominated as a candidate at an election;

(b) "costs " means all costs, charges and expenses of, or incidental to, a trial of an election petition;

(c) "returned candidate " means a candidate whose name has been published under section 12 as duly elected.]

1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1977, s. 2, for Part III.